Key result
Internal fixation by dynamic hip screw and antirotation screw achieved bone union in 89.5% of patients aged 50 to 69 years with displaced fracture neck femur.
Why the study?
Fracture neck of femur is common in elderly people, and the study aimed to assess the results of internal fixation with dynamic hip screw (DHS) and antirotation screw in the sixth and seventh decades of life.
Does internal fixation by DHS and antirotation screw improve bone union in patients aged 50-69 with displaced fracture neck femur?
Observational (n=38)
Does internal fixation by DHS and antirotation screw improve bone union in patients aged 50-69 with displaced fracture neck femur?
Internal fixation by DHS and antirotation screw achieves high rates of bone union in patients aged 50-69 with displaced fracture neck femur.
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Hypothesis-generating for dynamic hip screw with antirotation screw; should not change practice without randomized trials.
El-Alfy et al. (2020) conducted an observational in Displaced fracture neck femur (n=38). Closed reduction and internal fixation by dynamic hip screw (DHS) and antirotation screw was evaluated on Bone union. Internal fixation by dynamic hip screw and antirotation screw achieved bone union in 89.5% of patients aged 50 to 69 years with displaced fracture neck femur.
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